Godspeed (character)

Godspeed (August Heart) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Joshua Williamson and artist Carmine Di Giandomenico, Heart was established as a detective and one of Barry Allen's best friends on the police force. When his brother is murdered and the man he suspects is exonerated, he becomes vengeful and eventually gains speed-based superpowers. Donning the identity of Godspeed, he becomes a vigilante bent on killing criminals instead of incarcerating them, serving as an antithesis to the Flash.